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TIL that the average American buys 53 new pieces of clothes each year.

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gapb TIL humans are killed for their organs in China. It’s not an urban legend, and it’s fairly well documented.
oRWmA TIL St. Valentine is also the patron saint of epilepsy.
71vb TIL when black death (bubonic plague) spread across Europe in the 1300’s, 60% of Florence, Italy’s population died within just a few months.
1akxO TIL that the name of the Beast in "The Beauty and the Beast", is Adam. It's never mentioned in the movies. He's prince Adam.
awjjM TIL that in rare cases, metal fillings in your mouth can pick up radio frequencies, meaning you can actually hear AM radio broadcasting in your own head.